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Milk Hill – Alton Barnes White Horse loop from Alton

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Milk Hill – Alton Barnes White Horse loop from Alton

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Milk Hill – Alton Barnes White Horse loop from Alton

01:33

5.70km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

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Parking

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3.08 km

Milk Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

Amazing trail with Amazing history to explore.

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3.32 km

A small collection of stones in a circle, with one smoother flat stone in the center. Sarsens are a type of sandstone that formed on chalk deposits over 30 million years ago
Glaciation cracked the layer and dragged the stones across the landscape
As the ice melted, the stones were left scattered across the fields of Wiltshire.

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4.20 km

Near to White Horse

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful day out hiking for all.

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4.27 km

View from the White Horse

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Amazing and outstanding area to hike , enjoy 😉

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4.34 km

Alton Barnes White Horse

Highlight • Viewpoint

Moderate trail with Amazing views and plenty of History to Explore

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4.42 km

Alton Barnes White Horse

Highlight • Monument

I could only find kissing gates on my route out. A bit of a problem with a bike.

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4.74 km

View of Alton Barnes White Horse

Highlight • Monument

One of Wiltshire's many white chalk horses, the Alton Barnes White Horse was cut in the early 1800s on the request of a local farmer. Well-maintained and much-visited, the horse lies just under a mile north of the village of Alton on the Pewsey Downs. Also on the hill is a long barrow and several examples of cross dykes, which are prehistoric earthworks.

The White Horse Trail passes right past it while the Ridgeway and the Great Stones Way pass nearby.

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5.67 km

Knap Hill Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Knap Hill car park is a particularly useful spot from which to explore this section of the North Wessex Downs AONB and the Vale of Pewsey. Footpaths and bridleways head off in every direction from the car park and it's easy to create hiking routes as long or short as you like.

The Alton Barnes white horse is just to the west, although it's best seen from a little further afield.

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5.70 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.72 km

2.27 km

693 m

Surfaces

2.45 km

2.27 km

949 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 7 May

18°C

8°C

23 %

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Milk Hill – Alton Barnes White Horse loop from Alton

Milk Hill

Sarsen Stones Circle

Near to White Horse

View from the White Horse

Alton Barnes White Horse

Alton Barnes White Horse

View of Alton Barnes White Horse

Knap Hill Car Park

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